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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Anfal, verse 16

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ومن يولهم يومئذ دبره الا متحرفا لقتال او متحيزا الى فئة فقد باء بغضب من الله وماواه جهنم وبئس المصير

If any do turn his back To them on such a day— Unless it be in a stratagem Of war, or to retreat To a troop (of his own)— He draws on himself The wrath of God, And his abode is Hell,— An evil refuge (indeed)!

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  • Verse 16 of 75
  • Juz 9
  • Page 178

Word by word

  1. وَمَنAnd whoeverwaman
  2. يُوَلِّهِمْturns to themyuwallihim
  3. يَوْمَئِذٍۢthat dayyawma-idhin
  4. دُبُرَهُۥٓhis backduburahu
  5. إِلَّاexceptillā
  6. مُتَحَرِّفًۭا(as) a strategymutaḥarrifan
  7. لِّقِتَالٍof warliqitālin
  8. أَوْoraw
  9. مُتَحَيِّزًا(to) joinmutaḥayyizan
  10. إِلَىٰtoilā
  11. فِئَةٍۢa groupfi-atin
  12. فَقَدْcertainlyfaqad
  13. بَآءَ(he has) incurredbāa
  14. بِغَضَبٍۢwrathbighaḍabin
  15. مِّنَofmina
  16. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  17. وَمَأْوَىٰهُand his abodewamawāhu
  18. جَهَنَّمُ ۖ(is) Helljahannamu
  19. وَبِئْسَa wretchedwabi'sa
  20. ٱلْمَصِيرُdestinationl-maṣīru

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